I have a japanese bantam who has been brooding for about 2 1/2 months and she has never laid. Another who layes about 2 weeks broods for three weeks with no eggs under her. I can not have roosters so the brooding isn't so great for me. Is this normal ? Oh by the way i have another japanese who also never laid but she doesn't brood and two red stars who are machines everyday.
Bantams like to go broody. They don't need eggs to be broody either. If you'll never hatch eggs, it's better to break them as soon as they go broody otherwise it gets harder. Traditional way is to suspend them in a wire bottom cage (with food and water) to cool their bottom thereby removing the urge.
